Car-stake.



PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907'.

J. E. FLYNN.

GAR STAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 23, 1906.

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Be it known that 1, JOHN E. FLYNN, citizen of the United States,residing at Medix Run, in the county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and uselul Improvements in Car-Stakes; and 1do hereby declare the following to {be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skiiled in theart to which it appertziins to make and use the same. 7

Ti]i& i nVtl1ti()l1 relates to stakes used. on logging-cars for thepurpose of retaining the logs on the cars and releasing them whenrequired. 4

In the drawings, Figure is a side the car-stake. Fig. 2 is plan view ofthe ear-stake. 1

A is a portion of the body of :1- GM, and. a is a narrow space betweentwo of the --2ne1iibers of the body, 01' it may be a. slot in one of itsmembers the saidsiot or space. The stake is Vldfidlfi'ltii a heelportion if, WillCil is maven at an sngie to its main portion; and thishe! has bearings a rigid a, arranged,-respective'y, above and below thelevel of the pivot-pin b when the cer-stske isi'eised, as shown in thedrawings.

E is a forked i'e'taini igmetch, pivoted QT} pin 2, which is arranged ononeside of the pivot-pin Z1 and referably at s littie lower level. Thisretaining-catch has two progeotions f and 17, arranged t an sngie toeach other and upon oneside of its pivot, and it has also a progeotlngmember H on the other side of its pivot.

I is a loosing-canon which 1s nivoteil by a X vertical pin 11 to oneportion of the oer-body. This looking catch extends horizontallyacrossthe space or slot (1 and is sli'zisbie in ii guide-slot j in theother portion of the carbody. When this locking-catch is moved to theright, it slips under the n emlgeg' H oi the retaining-catch and holdstlie saidietainingcatch in engagement with the heel of the cs1- stzike,ss shown in the drawings.

Jgs a rod or other approved operating. de V1C 8 connected to the freeend portion of the JOHN E FLYNN, 0F MEDEX RUN, PENNS LYE Specificationoi vi .ZL ii.

Z mtented 3e 15 isgsze mp1: K, whiehengsgeswith pin 1; on theGli-i)0l;-T, soitiiot theiiseiz ig-oatch is redentsi y.

device g t-tacked tQ iiilfi retaining-sates and enabling it to bevorkejdfrom a distance.

Wiles the lookmg-oeteh is moved to'tiie iei't i it the retainEg-cstoh.The sets i1- ing-esteh can now be turned upon its pivot, the member Hbeing; moved downwardly, snd tiis oar stalie is then sires to turn on ityivot and to release the iogs.

the said catch and a retrsctible locking catch engaging with the saidprojecting mem ber. r

2Q The combination, with a pivoted oersteke provided with shoal havingtwo bearrojeotions forengaging the twosaid beep iiigs rospeotively andhaving also a projecting member, a looking-catch pivoted. to WOZli in aiiorizontalpiane under the saiihprojecting mez iber, and an ope 'zitingdevid ele siisoted the free end portion of the 'saidl iook'mgmatch andprovided with means for holding witiitiie said we satin memiie .i i v 1signetm'e i i't'iz'epi. essence of two witnesses JOHN E1 FLYNN.

ivitnessesi EERT. QQCHRAN,

PHILIP QREELLY.

it to be oposiited from a distance, The rod 5' is'ei ovided Withtainedin position and 'cen ioige shiftedeooi' T0111 the position shown in thedrawings,"

tainingwetch pivotally, connected direct to ings of a pivotedretaining-catch having: two

the said'oatoii both in fiHCl Oui) of engsgemeiit- L is rod oord orother senile]: assist-in 1

